Study Story Explorers Oxford Summer Courses

Oxford is one of the world’s literary capitals, home to many of the great English writers you’ll study here at Oxford Summer Courses. In this city, teeming with literary significance, you’ll study the development of the English literary tradition, sharpen your critical eye, advance your writing skills, and broaden your horizons to discover your own voice as a writer and scholar.
Take a look at our range of English literature courses for 10-12 year olds below.

Courses

At Oxford Summer Courses we are committed to the best academic experiences and to the personalised learning that has made Oxford a global academic force. So while all of our tutors are at the top of their fields depending on your age you'll be taught in slightly different ways. We use small group seminars to ensure that you get greater attention than you could elsewhere. On top of that if you're aged 16-17 or 18-24 then you'll receive weekly tutorials from leading academics mirroring the teaching method that makes Oxford a world-renowned university. Choose your Story Explorers course below:

10-12 years

1,2,3,4,5 and 6 weeks courses available

High quality accommodation at Wycombe Abbey

Around 15 students per class

All meals included

How many stories do you have to tell? Jump into the worlds of journalism and creative writing and develop your skills as a writer of fiction and non-fiction. From reviewing a new music release to composing a haiku; breaking a sports story to penning your own page-turning thriller, you will have the opportunity to explore a whole range of writing styles. You will also dive into the most modern forms of storytelling, uncovering how a photojournalist can tell a story with no words at all, and how a vlog can attract thousands of viewers. What kind of storyteller will you be?

Story Explorers- 10-12 year olds course

Staff

Dr Amanda Holton

Amanda Holton was educated at Oxford University, and is currently a Visiting Fellow at the University of Southampton. She has many years’ experience teaching Old and Middle English and the English language at various UK universities. Her main research interests are in Chaucer, the medieval and early Renaissance love lyric, and poetics, with an emphasis on the intersection of form and meaning. She also has particular interests in the relationship between medieval and Renaissance poetry. Her publications include The Sources of Chaucer’s Poetics (Ashgate, 2008), and Tottel’s Miscellany (Penguin, 2011), edited with Tom MacFaul. She is currently working on a book on the role of rhyme in love lyric from 1300 to 1579.

Catherine Lloyd

Catherine Lloyd was a scholar at St Anne’s College Oxford, where she gained a Masters in English Literature. She went on to work as a political lobbyist then retrained as a teacher. She has been on the Senior Leadership Teams of a wide range of schools, most recently working in the area Adolescent Mental Health and Education. Catherine Lloyd has a Masters (with Distinction) from Oxford Brookes Unversity in Creative Writing. Writing under the name Catherine Chanter, she has written for BBC Radio 4, had prize winning poetry published in a range of journals and anthologies and has published a novella and collection of short stories, Rooms of the Mind. Her novel The Well which won the Lucy Cavendish (Cambridge) prize and was published by Canongate in 2015. It has become an international bestseller and has been translated into ten langauges.

Prices and Dates

Select your Age Range

Course start date

Courses – 09-10s

30/06/2019

07/07/2019

14/07/2019

21/07/2019

28/07/2019

04/08/2019

1 Week – Wycombe Abbey

£1,495

£1,495

£1,495

£1,495

£1,495

£1,495

2 Week – Wycombe Abbey

£2,795

£2,795

£2,795

£2,795

£2,795

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3 Week – Wycombe Abbey

£3,995

£3,995

£3,995

£3,995

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4 Week – Wycombe Abbey

£5,195

£5,195

£5,195

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5 Week – Wycombe Abbey

£6,295

£6,295

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6 Week – Wycombe Abbey

£7,395

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Included in this price is:

All Teaching, in class sizes of 15 or less

Accommodation

All Meals, including lunch

A Graduation Ceremony

All Activities and Excursions

The price does not include flights/travel or medical insurance

Course start date

Courses – 11-12s

30/06/2019

07/07/2019

14/07/2019

21/07/2019

28/07/2019

04/08/2019

1 Week – Wycombe Abbey

£1,495

£1,495

£1,495

£1,495

£1,495

£1,495

2 Week – Wycombe Abbey

£2,795

£2,795

£2,795

£2,795

£2,795

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3 Week – Wycombe Abbey

£3,995

£3,995

£3,995

£3,995

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4 Week – Wycombe Abbey

£5,195

£5,195

£5,195

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5 Week – Wycombe Abbey

£6,295

£6,295

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6 Week – Wycombe Abbey

£7,395

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Included in this price is:

All Teaching, in class sizes of 15 or less

Accommodation

All Meals, including lunch

A Graduation Ceremony

All Activities and Excursions

The price does not include flights/travel or medical insurance

Course start date

Courses – 13-15s

23/06/2019

30/06/2019

07/07/2019

14/07/2019

21/07/2019

28/07/2019

04/08/2019

11/08/2019

2 Weeks – Cambridge

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

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2 Weeks – Oxford – Standard (shared bathroom)

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£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

2 Weeks – London – Standard (shared bathroom)

£4,195

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£4,195

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£4,195

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4 Weeks – Cambridge

£7,895

£7,895

£7,895

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4 Weeks – Oxford – Standard (shared bathroom)

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£7,895

£7,895

£7,895

£7,895

£7,895

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4 Weeks – London – Standard (shared bathroom)

£7,895

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£7,895

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Included in this price is:

All Teaching, including small group seminars (8 students or less) and subject related workshops

Accommodation and All Meals, every day, including evening meals at local restaurants

A Three-Course College Banquet, on Friday evening (this may differ for London programme students)

A Graduation Ceremony

3 Full Day Trips and All Activities

The price does not include flights/travel or medical insurance

Course start date

Courses – 16-17s

23/06/2019

30/06/2019

07/07/2019

14/07/2019

21/07/2019

28/07/2019

04/08/2019

11/08/2019

2 Weeks – Cambridge

–

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

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2 Weeks – Oxford – Standard (shared bathroom)

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£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

2 Weeks – London – Standard (shared bathroom)

£4,195

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£4,195

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£4,195

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4 Weeks – Cambridge

–

£7,895

£7,895

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4 Weeks – Oxford – Standard (shared bathroom)

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£7,895

£7,895

£7,895

£7,895

£7,895

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4 Weeks – London – Standard (shared bathroom)

£7,895

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£7,895

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Included in this price is:

All Teaching, including tutorials and small group seminars and subject related workshops

Accommodation and Breakfast, every day

All Evening Meals, including those at local restaurants

A Three-Course College Banquet, on Friday evening (this may differ for London programme students)

A Graduation Ceremony

3 Full Day Trips and All Activities

The price does not include flights/travel or medical insurance

Course start date

Courses – 18-24s

23/06/2019

30/06/2019

07/07/2019

14/07/2019

21/07/2019

28/07/2019

04/08/2019

11/08/2019

2 Weeks – Cambridge

–

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

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–

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2 Weeks – Oxford – Standard (shared bathroom)

–

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

£4,195

4 Weeks – Cambridge

–

£7,895

£7,895

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4 Weeks – Oxford – Standard (shared bathroom)

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£7,895

£7,895

£7,895

£7,895

£7,895

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Included in this price is:

All Teaching, including tutorials and small group seminars and subject related workshops

Accommodation and Breakfast, every day

All Evening Meals, including those at local restaurants

A Three-Course College Banquet, on Friday evening (this may differ for London programme students)

Christ Church, the most magnificent college in Oxford was re-founded by King Henry VIII in the 16th century, it has educated 13 British Prime Ministers and was the inspiration for Alice in Wonderland but today it offers our students modern en-suite rooms in a grand setting.

If you stay at Christ Church this summer on either the 2nd or 16th July you’ll have:

A superior quality en-suite room

Breakfast in the same dining hall Harry Potter was filmed in each morning

A special 4 course banquet each Friday in Christ Church’s magnificent banqueting hall

A graduation ceremony in the Old Library which houses numerous historical artefacts including Cardinal Wolsey’s 16th century hat

If you are looking for a unique experience this grand setting offers our students a chance to live and study in a historical environment that has played host to inquiring minds for nearly 500 years.

Company Registered in England and Wales, company number: 08011543. Oxford Summer Courses is an organisation which contracts with Somerville College, Lady Margaret Hall, Christ Church, St Benet's Hall, Corpus Christi College and St Edmund Hall for the use of facilities, but which has no formal connection with the University of Oxford.

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